There are just seven business days left in the pull/voluntary installation of Office Pro Plus. To date approximately 40% of employees have installed the new software. We encourage all employees to install by October 16th, after which, the installation will no longer be voluntary and we will being rolling “push” installation for remaining employees. Don’t worry, the old version of Office will remain on your computer for a period of time to allow ample time to address any file capability concerns.
We have had some great tips submitted to our contest. Below are a few examples.
• Jessica Goldsmith: The ignore conversation button in Outlook works great. Many times I'm included in a conversation that does not pertain to me. The ignore feature allows me to delete the entire string of emails at once instead of searching through them individually. (60 minutes daily savings)
• Lynnette Anton: I love the “Remove Duplicates” command in Excel. It saves time from manually sorting and deleting duplicates!! Just select an area to remove duplicates and click “remove duplicates” from the data tab and there you go - nice and easy, data all cleaned up. (60 minutes daily savings)
• Nageswaran Natarajan: In Outlook I can send emails to my direct reports using the “Team Email” command. This reduces the time I spend choosing my team members. To send an email to your direct reports, click “Team Email” in the Quick Access section. (60 minutes daily savings)
Below are a few reminders:
Enter for a chance to win a Microsoft Band:
Do you have an Office Pro Plus time saving idea that will increase productivity? Read below to find out how you can share that idea and enter to win one of three Microsoft Bands. Contest ends October 16th! All you have to do is:
• Install Office Pro Plus – Here’s how!
• Start using it!
• Watch the training videos from Brainstorm’s QuickHelp.
• Submit at least one REAL WORLD example of how you save time every day using the new Office applications.
• Each idea that you submit gets you one entry into the drawing!
Visit the Office Pro Plus Contest page to view contest details, to view other idea entries, get ideas on how to increase your productivity and submit your ideas. Please remember to bookmark this page using the SharePoint bookmark feature. All entries will be validated and entered into a drawing. The drawing will be the week of October 19th. Winners will be contacted by email and announced in a global communication.
Items to remember when installing the new Microsoft Office:
• You must be connected to the Cooper Standard network when installing the Office software.
• Your computer requires at least 5GB of disk space free to install Office.
• Allow 30 minutes for installation of Office.
• Update your shortcuts to use the new versions.
• The old versions of Outlook and Lync will no longer work properly.
• All other Office applications will still be functional.
• Outlook will sync your content in the new version. This process may take longer for larger inboxes.
• Microsoft Access users: Make a backup of your Access databases prior to opening. This is a precautionary measure as Access will automatically upgrade databases to the new version when opened.
• If you have any issues installing or have any issues with any Office application, please contact the helpdesk or click here to enter a Consol ticket.
You can also visit and bookmark the Office Pro Plus Site. This site contains Install Instructions, Known Issues, Tips & Tricks, QuickHelp Training, as well as other pertinent information for the Office suite.
Please email OfficeProPlus@cooperstandard.com with any additional questions.
Thank you,
Your IT Management Team